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  • Jun 6 bobby

    Stream the new BOBBY / Cults

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    Stream: BOBBY’s BOBBY Stream: Cults’ Cults Two new, self-titled albums are available for streaming right now from the good folks at NPR Music: Cults and BOBBY. Follow the links above and get your listen on!

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  • Jun 6 balkans

    Balkans- "Flowers Everywhere"

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    A new video from Balkans new, self-titled album, which it out now on Double Phantom. I reviewed it very positively over here. Simple, but weird.

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  • Jun 6 dance

    Stream White Rainbow's New LP / Mixtape

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    LAYS THE BOOGIE DOWN by WHITE RAINBOW It’s a new trio of songs from drone, psych, experimental, pop, electronic, almost-every-genre-ever artist White Rainbow. These tracks were built with loop upon loop with no overdubs. The album is titled Lays the Boogie Down, so it should be no surprise that

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  • Jun 6 8-bit

    8-Bit Thrash Metal Exists!

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    Ever since I dropped my Havok review, thrash metal heads have been coming out of the wood work to tell me I should cover more of the stuff. One band in particular contacted me: Lich King. Like Havok, their sound is old school, but with track titles like “Black Metal

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  • Jun 6 band

    'Nother Battles Take Away Show

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    The good people at La Blogotheque have seen fit to drop another piece of their live session with Battles. Click here to watch the previous one. The band’s latest album, Gloss Drop, drops this week on Warp.

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  • Jun 6 alternative

    Maserati- "Pyramid of the Sun"

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    New video from Maserati for the song “Pyramid of the Sun.” The track comes off the band’s latest album of the same title. I reviewed it last year, and had some pretty positive things to say about it. Freakin’ loved the grooves on most of this thing. Tons of

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  • Jun 3 Album Reviews

    Havok- Time Is Up

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    Come, my children! Indulge in this glorious thrash metal! Denver, Colorado isn’t exactly a mecca of thrash metal, but Havok still manages to string together some of the genre’s best characteristics into one 11-track gauntlet. This LP rarely lets up, and dishes out one hard riff after another.

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  • Jun 2 Album Reviews

    Death Cab for Cutie- Codes and Keys

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    OK, so it’s widely acknowledged that a lot of people don’t care about Death Cab for cutie anymore. I guess I used to be one of them, too. But because of all the requests and my own curiosity, I figured I’d try out Codes and Keys since

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  • Jun 2 Album Reviews

    Theophilus London- Lover's Holiday EP

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    Theophilus London’s new EP, Lover’s Holiday, is a piece of pop rap I can really get down with. Not only are some strong new wave influences tastefully shown on off this thing, but the songwriting is crafted for maximum enjoyability. With strong melodies, beats, and guest singers, Theo

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  • Jun 2 east coast

    Wu-Tang Clan- "Only the Rugged Survive"

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    On the latest incarnation of Wu-Tang, the New York rap crew is still up to their old tricks. Here’s a new single to prove it: “Only the Rugged Survive.” Produced by Noah Rubin, this track features RZA on the mic, rocking a familiar–if a bit hurried and hidden–

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